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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
H.15

For immediate release

(519)

SELECTED INTEREST RATES

August 24, 1981

Yields in percent per annum

Calendar week ending August 2 1 , 1981
Instruments

Federal funds (effective)
Commercial paper2 4
1-month
3-month
6-month
Finance paper placed directly2
1-month
3-month
6-month
Bankers' acceptances (top-rated)2
3-month
6-month
CDs (secondary market)
1-month
3-month
6-month
'.
Prime loan (short-term business)
Discount window borrowing (FRBNY)
U.S. government securities
Treasury bills2
Auction average (ISSUB date)
3-month
6-month
1-year
Secondary market
3-month
6-month
1-year
Treasury constant maturities3
1-year
2-year
3-year
5-year
7-year
10-year,... e
20-year
30-year
Composite
Over 10 years (long-term)5
Corporate bonds (Moody's), seasoned
All Industries
Aaa
,
Baa
State and local bonds (Moody's), Aaa .
Conventional mortgage6

5.
6.

Aug.
17

Aug.
18

Aug.
19

Aug.
20

Aug.
21

This
Week

Last
Week

18.30

19.75

18.77

18.38

17.53

18.19

18.29

19.04

17.63
17.36
16.69

18.02
17.63
17.09

17.84
17.34
16.61

17.67
17.29
16.60

17.52
17.21
16.63

17.74
17.37
16.72

17.59
17.16
16.46

17.70
17.00
16.09

17.63
15.80
15.20

17.70
15.95
15.20

17.58
15.95
15.20

17.58
15.90
15.50

17.40
16.15
15.50

17.58
15.95
15.32

17.32
15.83
15.20

17.29
15.21
14.47

17.35
16.65

17.40
16.60

17.30
16.60

17.20
16.50

17.15
16.50

17.26
16.57

17.17
16.42

17.10
16.15

17.95
17.96
17.98
20.50
14.00

18.14
18.08
18.20
20.50
14.00

18.03
18.06
18.08
20.50
14.00

18.02
18.04
18.06
20.50
14.00

17.97
18.00
18.03
20.50
14.00

18.02
18.03
18.071
20.50:
14.00

17.93
17.88
17.801
20.50
14.00 1

17.98
17.76
17.40
20.39
14,00

15.705
15.644

15.235
15.122

14.699
14.602
13.735

15.705
15.644

July

15.74
15.73
14.75

15.72
15.62
14.74

15.67
15.55
14.65

15.62
15.59
14.70

15.40
15.41
14.66

15.63
15.58
14.70

15.25
15.28

14.43

14.95
14.74
13.91

16.82
16.22
15.91
15.39
15.00
14.71
14.22
13.90

16.80
16.30
15.99
15.45
15.08
14.79
14.31
13.95

16.69
16.32
15.97
15.48
15.05
14.77
14.27
13.95

16.74
16.25
16.02
15.63
15.20
14.89
14.43
14.08

16.67
16.31
15.99
15.62
15.30
14.97
14.46
14.14

16.74
16.28
15.98
15.51
15.13
14.83
14.34
14.00

16.45
15.97
15.67
15.13
14.83
14.61
14.14
13.83

15.72
15.35
15.15
14.79
14.49
14.28
13,92
13.59

13.35

13.44

13.42

13.54

13.56

13.46

13.25

13,05

15.45
14.71
16.21

15.48
14.72
16.21

15.49
14.75
16.24

15.53
14.82
16;26
11.10

15.59
14.91
16.31

15.51
14.78
16.25
11.10
17.26

15.42
14.62
16.21
11.10
17.27

15,18
14,38
16,17
10.21
16.83

17.26

7-day average for statement week ended on preceding Wednesday.
Quoted on bank-discount basis.
Yie'ds on actively traded issues adjusied to constant maturities. Source: U.S. Treasury.
Rates on commercial paper placed for firms whose bond rating is Aa or the equivalent.
Unweighted average of all issues outstanding of bonds neither due nor callable in less than 10 years, including se/era! very ?ow yielding
"flower" bonds.
Contract interest rates on commitments for first mortgages. Source: FHLMC.